1) identify the problem with the following statement. does it violate any of aristotle's laws of thought? explain

“i’m not saying that teachers shouldn’t be legally permitted to go on strike. but education is so vital to the economy and to the nation, and when teachers go on strike it causes so much inconvenience and harm to both students and parents. so therefore, i think the government ought to enact legislation banning all teacher strikes."

2) identify the problem with the following statement. does it violate any of aristotle's laws of thought? explain

“some people argue that vaccines cause autism, and other people argue that it does not cause autism. i don’t think either side is correct. it’s all subjective man, it’s just like whatever people want to believe in."

3) consider the following statement. is what is described here logically possible? physically possible? technologically possible? explain and answer for all three types of possibility.

“my cousin told me that he was taken aboard an alien spaceship 10 years ago. the aliens flew him to the other side of the galaxy, and showed him their home world, and then transported him back to earth, all in the same night! isn’t that amazing? ”

4) consider the following statement. is what is described here logically possible? physically possible? technologically possible? explain and answer for all three types of possibility.

“why am i wearing this tinfoil hat? because of the they have mind reading devices that can scan the brains of anyone on the planet to learn their deepest secrets. this hat is the only way to stop them. you should get one! ”

5) consider the following statement. is what is described here logically possible? physically possible? explain and answer for both types of possibility.

“last week i had a dream that i died in a car accident on my way to work. i called in sick to work the next day. i believe that somehow my dream was transmitting information to me from the future, and by staying home from work i managed to avoid a horrible fate.”